Topic: Energy Storage
Infrared Sensor Interference Isolation for Low-Cost Three-Dimensional Anemometers
The further integration of wind power generation into our power grids from residential and industrial building installations increases the need to gather high spatial resolution wind data. This results in a need for low-cost three-dimensional [...]
Self-Sustaining Meteorological Wireless Sensor Networks
Carland J., Oberbeck A., Umeda M., Cumming J., Wilkey T., Fripp M., Kuh A., Garmire D., University of Hawaii at Manoa, US
Existing electrical grid infrastructure designs cannot reliably handle large intermittent power production fluctuations. Providing an autonomous, self-powered, and easily deployable meteorological sensor network can provide the tools to help mitigate this issue. With proper data [...]
Demand-Side Response from Industrial Loads
Starke M., Letto D., Alkadi N., George R., Johnson B., Dowling K., Khan S., ENBALA Power Networks, CA
With the adoption and integration of renewable resources that are often intermittent in nature, there appears to be an increased need for ancillary services and flexible resources to improve the reliability and efficiency of the [...]
Directly Coupled(r) Direct Current Microgrids
Nextek is a pioneer in direct current (DC) power networks for buildings. The Nextek Direct Coupling® power distribution platform delivers superior efficiency, flexibility, and reliability to interior electrical circuits and on-site power generation. DC Systems; [...]
Thermodynamic Availability Sources from Inertial Energy
Accomplishment: The development of a new cooling mechanism for gas turbines rotors (blades and disks). Cooling mechanism that utilizes a compressed liquid (hydrostatic) pressurized in rotating ducts or pipes with particular physical boundary conditions (no [...]
Bridging the Legacy and the Smart Grid: the Power Continuity Unit
In light of the massive storms that have hit the East Coast and the faltering reliability of the Grid, the need to add more distributed generation (DG) and to have more micro-grids is becoming increasingly [...]
Direct catalytic liquefaction of low-volatile hydrocarbons to clean light liquid fuels
Energy Catalysis, Inc. developed a direct catalytic liquefaction process for converting low-volatile heavy hydrocarbons such as coal, petroleum residuum, vacuum gas-oil, and tar sand bitumen into clean light liquid fuels. The technology concept was based [...]
Fiber Optic Sensors for High Temperature Monitoring
Rinaudo P., Torres Górriz B., Barrera Villar D., Sales Maicas S., Calderón García P.A., Javier Payá-Zaforteza I., Universitat Politècnica de València (Spain), ES
Recent events such as the fires on the Channel tunnel (1996), St. Gotthard (2001), the Twin Towers in New York (2001), The Windsor Building in Madrid (2005) and the collapse of the MacArthur Maze in [...]